Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain's among hosts of revived Robot Wars

Dara O Briain is to host the new series of Robot Wars alongside Irish broadcaster Angela Scanlon.

Opinion: comedy gigs of the year 2015

Featuring Katherine Ryan, Bryony Kimmings, Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse, Rob Delaney, Sam Simmons, Simon Amstell, Dara O Briain, Daniel Kitson, Bill Bailey and Joseph Morpurgo.

Dara O Briain's gets Xmas wish as goat meets firey end

The Mock the Week Christmas Special had a lengthy joke about the annual fate of the Swedish Yule Goat, and now social media has provided the punch line as it burnt down again.

Probably the most TV-experienced of the lot, thanks to BBC Three's Badults and more, the trio of Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Tom Parry have created a nicely put-together short as gags and observations build to a satisfying conclusion. It all starts as our Three Unwise Men break down on the way back from a Christmas Eve gig, where their cheesy puns had fallen on deaf ears. Trapped in their car they exchange wittily stupid musings on the likes of Secret Santa and the John Lewis Christmas ad. And Dara O Briain proves himself a great sport in a game cameo.

Dara O Briain interview: comedy, Isle Of Man, IMDB

Dara O Briain chats to us about tough gigs, writing books, touring, and comedy...

Dara O Briain interview

"There's no way I could physically not tour for three years, I'd go bananas".

Q&A: Dara O Briain

'How do I relax? I find it very easy. Getting unrelaxed is the difficult bit'

Radio Times review

Dara O Briain is a very safe pair of hands for hosting Live at the Apollo, which continues its newly-demoted run on BBC Two this week. Whether it's the sexiness of men's elbows, the tragedy that built the Channel Tunnel or a very clever (if rude) way to get men to be completely honest, the Irish comedian holds court with a casual confidence and panache that most of his peers could only dream of.

That said, his guests on tonight's show more than hold their own, whether it's the wry deconstructions of Zoe Lyons or the dark and controversial gags of Paul Chowdhry. Forget which channel it's on - when this series works, it really works.

Review: Dara O Briain, York Barbican

His usual measured, TV-friendly delivery is abandoned for an unhesitating, breakneck gallop that leaves you no time to recover from one laugh before the next is upon you. He is merciless.

Dara O Briain interview

With a new show, Tomorrow's Food, looking at the future of what we eat, the comedian/science presenter explains why humour and logic are not a million miles apart.